Dangerous Freelance Jobs

When most of us hear or see the word freelance, we think of an independent writer. Hark back to its medieval usage and recall that a lance is a pointy instrument of mayhem. Surgeons use lances to cut into bodies. Thus, a free lancer can be a dangerous person, like the one sought recently on Craigslist. When at least three respondents for a "freelance job" discovered the advertiser wanted a "hit man", they notified law enforcement.

When I sampled Craigslist writing/editing jobs, they gave no joy. I suspect the free web service is better suited to selling objects or hiring than to finding work. In the future I'll scan any jobs that mention "freelance" more carefully.

More efficient ways to find writing work is to use a consolidator, like Alexander Kohl's newly-minted "RSS feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/FreelanceWritingCareer) with the latest freelance writing jobs that are available online. It compiles the opportunities from 25 different websites. Interested writers can also subscribe via email and receive a daily email with the newest available projects" he told me in an email message. The feed service is part of Kohl's website, Freelance-writing-careers.